US9866163B2 - Method for controlling operating speed and torque of electric motor - Google Patents

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US9866163B2
US9866163B2 US14/826,217 US201514826217A US9866163B2 US 9866163 B2 US9866163 B2 US 9866163B2 US 201514826217 A US201514826217 A US 201514826217A US 9866163 B2 US9866163 B2 US 9866163B2
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  • the present disclosure relates to control technologies for use with an electric motor, such as in an electric vehicle, and, in some examples, relates to methods for controlling the operating speed and the torque of an electric motor in an operational model for an electric vehicle.
  • New environmental-friendly and energy-saving electric vehicles involve new fields of technological development, many of which are in need of further improvement in order to continue to expand the market prospects of such vehicles.
  • One area of particular concern involves the limited energy storage of a battery of an electric vehicle. Therefore, reducing energy loss (to increase vehicle mileage) is particularly important, and energy-saving technology for the electric motor is a key factor in this development.
  • electric vehicles may be configured to adopt an ECO mode (or a limp-in mode) to reduce power output and power consumption to prolong the vehicle mileage.
  • ECO mode or a limp-in mode
  • Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may address at least some of the above-noted problems.
  • a method for controlling the operating speed and torque of an electric motor in an operational model is provided.
  • the operational model may include a plurality of operation positions and an optimal operation region of the electric motor.
  • each operation position may correspond to a speed parameter, a torque parameter and an operating efficiency parameter of the electric motor.
  • Embodiments may include one or more of storing the operational model in a storage device; detecting a current speed parameter and a current torque parameter corresponding to a current operation position of the electric motor in the operational model; inputting a target speed parameter and a target torque parameter corresponding to a target operation position of the electric motor in the operational model; determining whether the current operation position is located in the optimal operation region according to the current speed parameter and the current torque parameter of the electric motor; if the current operation position is not located in the optimal operation region, adjusting the current speed parameter and/or the current torque parameter along a first path to move the current operation position to an intermediate operation position which corresponds to an intermediate speed parameter and an intermediate torque parameter and is located in the optimal operation region; and adjusting the intermediate speed parameter and the intermediate torque parameter to move the intermediate operation position to the target operation position along a second path.
  • other methods for controlling the operating speed and torque of an electric motor in an operational model may include one or more of storing the operational model in a storing device; detecting a current speed parameter and a current torque parameter corresponding to the current operation position of the electric motor in the operational model; inputting a target speed parameter and a target torque parameter corresponding to a target operation position of the electric motor in the operational model; determining whether the current operation position is located in the optimal operation region according to the current speed parameter and the current torque parameter of the electric motor; if the current operation position is not located in the optimal operation region, determining whether to select an intermediate operation position in the optimal operation region or directly move the current operation position to the target operation position without selecting an intermediate operation position in the optimal operation region; if there is a need to select the intermediate operation position in the optimal operation region, adjusting at least one of the current speed parameter and the current torque parameter along a first path to move the current operation position to the intermediate operation position which corresponds to an intermediate speed parameter and an intermediate torque parameter and is located in the optimal operation
  • an operational model may be adopted and implemented by systems and methods described herein, providing an efficient output path passing through an optimal operation region in the operational model, when needed, according to the current output state and the to-be-reached target state of a motor, enabling the operating state of the motor to efficiently reach the target state from the current operating state.
  • control systems may provide benefits, such as optimizing the operating efficiency of the motor, improving the life of the drive battery and/or increasing the operating mileage, without significantly reducing the driving experience.
  • Vehicles including engine controllers configured according to the disclosed methods are also included.
  • FIG. 1 is a module diagram of an exemplary electric vehicle motor efficiency control system according to aspects of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 is a motor efficiency control flow diagram according to aspects of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 3A is a first example of a motor operating state in an operational model according to aspects of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 3B is a second example of a motor operating state in an operational model according to aspects of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 3C is a third example of a motor operating state in an operational model according to aspects of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 3D is a fourth example of a motor operating state in an operational model according to aspects of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 is a correction flow diagram for an operational model according to aspects of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5A is an operational model correction diagram according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5B is an operational model correction diagram according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1 is a module diagram of an exemplary electric vehicle motor efficiency control system according to aspects of the present disclosure.
  • a control system for controlling an electric vehicle may include a battery pack 110 , a motor driving circuit 103 , a motor 104 , a sensor 105 , a center console 106 (including a CPU 109 ), a driving input system 107 , a memory 108 and the like.
  • the battery pack 110 provides the motor 104 with operating power; the motor driving circuit 103 may be connected between the motor 104 and the battery pack 110 to transmit the power of the battery pack 110 to the motor 104 , and the working state of the motor 104 may be controlled by controlling the voltage/current transmitted to the motor 104 .
  • the sensor 105 may be used for sensing the current operating parameters (e.g. the speed and the torque) of the motor 104 and sending the operating parameters to the center console 106 . According to these parameters, the center console 106 can judge the current operating state of the motor 104 and send a control signal to the motor driving circuit 103 to change the voltage/current input to the motor 104 , thus changing the operating state of the motor.
  • the center console 106 may be further connected with the driving input system 107 and the memory 108 .
  • the driving input system 107 may be configured to input the target operating state of the motor 104 to the center console 106
  • the memory 108 may be used to store a motor operational model
  • the center console 106 may be configured to read data from and write data into the motor operational model.
  • the operational model may be a motor operating efficiency table obtained by pre-simulating various operating states of the motor 104 , and may include a set of multiple operation positions (operating states) of the motor. Each operation position may correspond to a plurality of operating parameters of the motor.
  • the first-dimensional parameter may represent the output torque of the motor (represented by a vertical coordinate)
  • the second-dimensional parameter may represent the speed of the motor (represented by a transverse coordinate).
  • each operation position further corresponds to a motor operating efficiency parameter.
  • a motor optimal operation region may be defined in the motor operating efficiency table.
  • the motor optimal operation region consists of the region surrounded by the (innermost) boundary 1 in FIG. 3A to FIG. 3D and the boundary 1 .
  • the motor optimal operation region encompasses part of the operation positions, and the operating efficiency values of the motor are relatively high in these operation positions.
  • the present disclosure enables the motor to pass through the motor optimal operation region and then reach the target state so as to consume minimal or less energy when needed. Exemplary control steps are further described with reference to FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 2 is a motor efficiency control flow diagram of the present disclosure.
  • Each operation depicted therein may represent a sequence of operations that can be implemented in hardware or computer instructions implemented in hardware.
  • the operations represent computer-executable instructions stored on one or more computer-readable storage media that, when executed by one or more physical processors, perform the recited operations.
  • computer-executable instructions include routines, programs, objects, components, and the like that perform particular functions or implement particular data types.
  • the order in which the operations are described is not intended to be construed as a limitation, and any number of the described operations can be combined in any order and/or in parallel to implement the processes. Additionally, any specific reference to one or more operations being capable of being performed in a different order is not to be understood as suggesting that other operations may not be performed in another order.
  • the flow may begin with 201 , in which a motor operating efficiency table (operational model) may be pre-stored, e.g. in the memory 108 .
  • a motor operating efficiency table operation model
  • the flow may continue with 202 , in which a sensor (e.g. 105 ) senses the current operating parameters of the motor (e.g. 104 ), including speed and output torque, and sends the current operating parameters to a controller/processor, such as the center console 106 .
  • the controller/processor may calculate the position in the motor operating efficiency table that corresponds to the current operating parameters (e.g. using the processor (CPU) 109 ), so as to obtain the current operation position of the motor on the motor operating efficiency table.
  • the flow may continue with 203 , in which a driving input system (e.g. 107 ) inputs target operating parameters (speed and torque), and the controller/processor calculates the position in the motor operating efficiency table that corresponds to the target operating parameters, so as to obtain the target operation position of the motor.
  • a driving input system e.g. 107
  • target operating parameters speed and torque
  • the flow may continue with 204 , in which the controller/processor may determine whether the current operation position of the motor 104 is in the motor optimal operation region. If not, the flow may continue with 205 ; or if yes, the flow may continue with 211 .
  • the controller/processor may seek an intermediate operation position in the motor optimal operation region, and determine a first path from the current operation position to the intermediate operation position, a second path from the intermediate operation position to the target operation position and/or a third path from the current operation position to the target operation position.
  • the intermediate operation position may be a position on the boundary of the motor optimal operation region which is closest to the current operation position of the motor
  • the first path may be the shortest path from the current operation position to the intermediate operation position
  • the second path may be the shortest path from the intermediate operation position to the target operation position
  • the third path may be the shortest path from the current operation position to the target operation position.
  • the flow may proceed from 205 to 206 , in which the controller/processor may determine whether there is a need to optimize the operating state of the motor; if yes, the flow may continue with 207 ; otherwise, the flow may proceed to 211 .
  • the controller/processor may send an instruction to a motor driving circuit (e.g. 103 ) to adjust the input voltage and/or current to the motor, so as to enable the operating state of the motor (e.g. 104 ) to reach the intermediate operation position from the current operation position along the first path determined in 205 .
  • a motor driving circuit e.g. 103
  • the operating state of the motor e.g. 104
  • the flow may proceed from 207 to 208 , in which the controller/processor may send an instruction to the motor driving circuit to adjust the input voltage/current of the motor, so as to enable the operating state of the motor to reach the target operating position from the intermediate operation position along the second path determined in 205 .
  • the controller/processor may send an instruction to the motor driving circuit to adjust the input voltage/current of the motor, so as to enable the operating state of the motor to reach the target operating position from the current operating position along the third path determined in 205 .
  • the flow may continue with 209 , in which (according to the actual operating efficiency of the motor) the controller/processor may write data into memory to correct the stored motor operating efficiency table (see also FIG. 4 ).
  • the flow may continue with 210 , in which the controller/processor may determine whether the motor stops operating; if yes, the control operation may be ended; otherwise, the flow may return to 202 .
  • FIG. 3A is a first example of the motor operating state in the operational model of the present disclosure, wherein, the current operation position of the motor is not within the optimal operation region.
  • regions circled by boundaries 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 represent different operating efficiency values, wherein the region in the boundary 1 (including the boundary 1 ) is defined as the optimal operation region, namely a high-efficiency operating region, the efficiency of which is denoted by ⁇ ⁇ .
  • the efficiency of the region between the boundary 1 and boundary 2 (including the boundary 2 ) is denoted by ⁇ ⁇
  • the efficiency of the region between the boundary 2 and boundary 3 is denoted by ⁇ ⁇
  • the efficiency of the region between the boundary 3 and boundary 4 is denoted by ⁇ ⁇
  • the efficiency of the region beyond the boundary 4 is denoted by ⁇ ⁇ .
  • the efficiency has the highest value in the high-efficiency region, and the efficiency values are progressively decreased outwards, namely ⁇ ⁇ > ⁇ ⁇ > ⁇ ⁇ > ⁇ ⁇ > ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ .
  • point A represents the current operation position of the motor
  • point B represents the intermediate operation position
  • point C represents the target operation position.
  • the intermediate operation position B is the position on the boundary 1 of the motor optimal operation region which is closest to the current operation position A.
  • the intermediate operation position B may be calculated by the following method:
  • D 1 ( W 1 - W A ) 2 + ( T 1 - T A ) 2 ;
  • D 2 ( W 2 - W A ) 2 + ( T 2 - T A ) 2 ;
  • D n ( W n - W A ) 2 + ( T n - T A ) 2 ;
  • the first path is the linear path from the current operation position A to the intermediate operation position B
  • the second path is the linear path from the intermediate operation position B to the target operation position C
  • the third path is the linear path directly from the current operation position A to the target operation position C.
  • the motor After the intermediate operation position, the first path, the second path and the third path are determined, whether there is a need to optimize the operating state of the motor as described in step 206 can be judged.
  • the motor firstly reaches the intermediate operation position B from the current operation position A along the first path, and then reaches the target operation position C from the intermediate operation position B along the second path (namely the motor operates along the path ABC). If there is no need to optimize the operating state of the motor, the motor directly reaches the target operation position C from the current operation position A along the third path (namely the motor operates along the path AC).
  • Whether there is a need to optimize the operating state of the motor is determined by comparing the energy consumed when the motor operates along the path ABC with that along the path AC; if the energy consumed along the path ABC is relatively low, then it is determined that there is a need to optimize the operating state of the motor; and if the energy consumed along the path AC is relatively low, then it is determined that there is no need to optimize the operating state of the motor.
  • a specific judging method is as follows:
  • ⁇ is the value obtained by dividing the output mechanical energy of the motor by the input electric energy of the motor
  • E ⁇ E m (kJ)/ ⁇ ; 4) Summating the electric energy on each sampling point on each path to obtain the electric energy consumed when the motor operates along the path, and comparing the total electric energy consumption E ABC of the path ABC mode with the total electric energy consumption E AC of the path AC mode: wherein the electric energy E ABC consumed along the path ABC is:
  • the above judging method will be exemplarily described below in conjunction with the first example of the motor operating state in the operational model as shown in FIG. 3A .
  • the points A, B and C are triangularly arranged, the distance between A and C is the longest, and AC is the longest side of the triangle.
  • the operation time is 3 seconds; at the point A, the speed is 1000 rpm, the torque is 100 Nm and the efficiency is 0.6; at the point B, the speed is 1500 rpm, the torque is 120 Nm and the efficiency is 0.9; and at the point C, the speed is 2000 rpm, the torque is 100 Nm and the efficiency is 0.6.
  • the three points A, B and C are taken as sampling points on the path ABC; the point A, the midpoint of AC line and the point C are taken as sampling points on the path AC.
  • the electric energy E ABC consumed when the motor operates along the path ABC is:
  • E ABC ⁇ AC the electric energy consumed along the path ABC is lower and therefore more economic, so it is judged accordingly that there is a need to optimize the operating state of the motor, and the motor is controlled to move from the current operation position to the target operation position along the path ABC.
  • FIG. 3B is a second example of the motor operating state in an operational model of the present disclosure, wherein the current operation position of the motor is not in the optimal operation region.
  • the above judging method will be exemplarily described in conjunction with the example shown in FIG. 3B .
  • the points A, B and C are triangularly arranged, AC and AB are equal in distance, and the distance between B and C is the longest.
  • the operation time is 3 seconds; at the point A, the speed is 1000 rpm, the torque is 100 Nm and the efficiency is 0.6; at the point B, the speed is 1000 rpm, the torque is 120 Nm and the efficiency is 0.9; and at the point C, the speed is 2000 rpm, the torque is 100 Nm and the efficiency is 0.6.
  • the three points A, B and C are taken as sampling points along the path ABC; the point A, the midpoint of AC line and the point C are taken as sampling points along the path AC.
  • the electric energy E ABC consumed when the motor operates along the path ABC is:
  • FIG. 3C is a third example of the motor operating state in an operational model of the present disclosure, wherein the current operation position of the motor is not in the optimal operation region.
  • the above judging method will be exemplarily described in conjunction with the example shown in FIG. 3C .
  • the points A, B and C are triangularly arranged, the distance between A and C is the shortest, and the distance between B and C is the longest.
  • the operation time is 3 seconds; at the point A, the speed is 1500 rpm, the torque is 100 Nm and the efficiency is 0.6; at the point B, the speed is 1000 rpm, the torque is 300 Nm and the efficiency is 0.9; and at the point C, the speed is 2000 rpm, the torque is 100 Nm and the efficiency is 0.6.
  • the three points A, B and C are taken as sampling points along the path ABC; the point A, the midpoint of AC line and the point C are taken as sampling points along the path AC.
  • the electric energy E ABC consumed when the motor operates along the path ABC is:
  • E ABC E AC
  • E AC the electric energy consumed along the path AC is lower and therefore more economic, so it is judged accordingly that there is no need to optimize the operating state of the motor, and the motor is controlled to move from the current operation position to the target operation position along the path AC.
  • the selection of the path is related with the positions of the three points A, B and C on the motor operating efficiency table and their respective efficiencies.
  • the path ABC mode is relatively applicable when the torque difference of the two points AB is small and the speed difference of the two points AC is large.
  • FIG. 3D is a fourth example of the motor operating state in the operational model of the present disclosure, wherein the current operation position of the motor is in the optimal operation region.
  • the motor is controlled to move from the current operation position to the target operation position along the path AC. That is to say, when the current operation position of the motor is in the optimal operation region, if an intermediate operation position B is also determined for the motor, the energy consumed by the motor along the path ABC will be greater than that along the path AC. It may be verified by the following calculation.
  • the operation time is 3 seconds
  • the speed is 1500 rpm
  • the torque is 400 Nm and the efficiency is 0.9
  • the speed is 1400 rpm
  • the torque is 350 Nm and the efficiency is 0.9
  • the speed is 2000 rpm
  • the torque is 50 Nm and the efficiency is 0.6.
  • the three points A, B and C are taken as sampling points along the path ABC; the point A, the midpoint of AC line and the point C are taken as sampling points along the path AC.
  • the electric energy E ABC consumed when the motor operates along the path ABC is:
  • FIG. 4 is a correction flow diagram of an exemplary operational model of the present disclosure.
  • Each operation depicted therein may represent a sequence of operations that can be implemented in hardware or computer instructions implemented in hardware.
  • the operations represent computer-executable instructions stored on one or more computer-readable storage media that, when executed by one or more physical processors, perform the recited operations.
  • computer-executable instructions include routines, programs, objects, components, and the like that perform particular functions or implement particular data types.
  • the order in which the operations are described is not intended to be construed as a limitation, and any number of the described operations can be combined in any order and/or in parallel to implement the processes. Additionally, any specific reference to one or more operations being capable of being performed in a different order is not to be understood as suggesting that other operations may not be performed in another order.
  • simulated test data values before the motor and/or vehicle is assembled may be used, and, in actual use of the motor, errors may exist between the actual operating efficiency of the motor and the simulated data. Therefore, it may be advantageous to correct the stored operational model, e.g. in real time. For example, the operational model may be corrected at some interval, or after each time the motor operates to a target position.
  • the data written by the controller/processor into the memory for correcting the stored motor operating efficiency table in step 209 as shown in FIG. 2 may be obtained by a correction flow, such as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • a controller/processor may calculate the input electric energy of the motor according to the input voltage and current of the motor at the target running position C.
  • the input voltage and current of the motor at the target running position C can be detected, for example, from the driving circuit by a sensor.
  • the flow may continue with 402 , in which the controller/processor may calculate the output mechanical energy from the motor, e.g. according to the torque and the speed detected by sensor(s), of the motor at the target operation position C.
  • the flow may continue with 403 , in which the controller/processor may calculate the motor actual operating efficiency at the target operation position C.
  • the flow may continue with 404 , in which the controller/processor may calculate a correction coefficient according to the operation efficiency corresponding to the target operation position in the operational model (namely the theoretical operating efficiency) and the actual operating efficiency of the motor at the target operation position calculated in 403 .
  • the flow may continue with 405 , in which the controller/processor may determine at least one position C′ to be corrected close to the target operation position C.
  • the flow may continue with 406 , in which the controller/processor may calculate the distance H between the target operation position C and the position C′ to be corrected.
  • the flow may continue with 407 , in which the controller/processor may calculate a correction quantity is calculated according to the correction coefficient calculated in step 404 and the distance H calculated in step 406 .
  • the flow may continue with 403 , in which the position of the position C′ that is to be corrected in the operational model is corrected according to the correction quantity, and the data is stored to memory.
  • An exemplary method of correcting the position of the position C′ that is to be corrected in the operational model according to the correction quantity in step 407 is as follows:
  • the operational model may be corrected once.
  • the position of a point on an efficiency boundary may be changed, the position of the efficiency boundaries in the motor operational model with respect to the transverse coordinate and the vertical coordinate may be changed after multiple times of correction, and such a change can enable the motor operational model to be closer to the actual operating condition of the motor. That is to say, even if the actual operating efficiencies of the motor are changed along with the use of the motor, the motor operational model still can reflect the actual operating conditions of the motor by adopting the correction method of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5A is an operational model correction diagram according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5A , it is supposed that the efficiency within the boundary 1 is 90%, the efficiency between the boundaries 1 and 2 is 80%, the efficiency between the boundaries 2 and 3 is 70%, and the efficiency between the boundaries 3 and 4 is 60%;
  • FIG. 5B is an operational model correction diagram according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 5B , it is supposed that the efficiency within the boundary 1 is 90%, the efficiency between the boundaries 1 and 2 is 80%, the efficiency between the boundaries 2 and 3 is 70%, and the efficiency between the boundaries 3 and 4 is 60%;

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